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Swedish students work toward violence prevention New faces appeared in the halls on Tuesday, Oct. 3; faces from across the globe. The high school welcomed 33 people, including 11 students, from Sweden through the Mentors for Violence Prevention program.

Through the University of Northern Iowa program of the same name, the Swedish students were able to travel to Iowa and compare their anti-violence programs with the American versions in Cedar Falls.

The 11 Swedish students and their mayor, police chief and mentors made a tour around Cedar Falls, stopping first at Central Middle School in Waterloo and signing a proclamation between their mayors.

“We met Mayor Hart, shook hands with him,” Swedish junior Miranda Melki said. “They signed a proclamation about us visiting. They proclaimed October as MVP Month” Next, the students came to spend the morning at Cedar Falls High School, where members of the high school’s MVP program led them on tours. For many Swedish students, like Melki, it was not what they were expecting.

“I thought it was supposed to be like high school musical, but without the musical, and I’ve seen a lot on Instagram about violence,” Melki said.

One of her fellow visitors agreed.

“The [Cedar Falls] students asked me questions about Sweden and questions about my MVP. We went out to the football pitch. [The school] is really big. It’s huge compared to ours. It’s like the movies that we watch,” the student said. Another Swedish student added, “the time of the

classes is pretty funny. You end at 18 or 33.

It’s weird.”

Unlike the United States, education in Sweden is much more specialized at the high school level. Many students were amazed by the amount of electives that CFHS offers to their students.

“We had these classes when we were younger, and now we choose one thing,” one Swedish girl said. “I study economics and only economics. We don’t have choir or sports unless we choose to study it.”

Senior Makenna Carroll, tour guide to Melkie, said, “Their grading is a lot different than ours. You can’t take electives in high school. It’s like college. You have

a major or decision of what you want to study, while we have to do some of everything to graduate.”

The Swedish students were able to witness firsthand the differences between the two countries’ culture and education as they sat in their mentor’s classes. After following the schedule from one to three hours, mentors and visitors alike joined in one room for a pizza party to share and discuss their experiences.

Cedar Falls mentors invited their Swedish visitors to attend the Friday football game, and also presented them with Tiger Nation shirts.

The Swedish visitors invited their

Elise Leasure photo mentors to a dinner party on Wednesday, Oct. 11, where they planned to serve Swedish meatballs, and they also gifted Cedar Falls students with Swedish chocolates and bracelets.

“I’ve been all over the school. If I would compare it to my school, they’re much calmer. They listen more, concentrated, focused on the subject,” a Swedish boy said following his experience in Cedar Falls as Swedish and American students alike chowed down on pizza. “It was pretty amazing.”

One difference that seemed to be significantly discussed was the difference between American teachers and Swedish

teachers.

“Teachers [in America] are treated more respectfully. We don’t use Mr., Mrs, Ms. We call them by their first name,” a Swedish student said, “and the interactive learning in school, every teacher in every presentation, brought in every student into the learning. They give everyone an opportunity to speak.”

Another visitor said, “I found it interesting. It was different, like, he didn’t go from a book. He had his own [things to teach].”

CFHS students also were able to share their experiences from the day and what they learned from their buddy students. Senior Caleb Burjes expressed disbelief in the absence of varsity sports in Swedish schools. “Sports aren’t as big of a deal [in Sweden] as it is here,” he said.

“Some of their schools don’t even have sports.”

Though all found differences, it was also easy to see the similarities between the students and their goals in preventing violence in their communities.

“There are areas where crime is high, so they try to bring kids away from that,” junior Lars Chistiason said. “That made me think of what we’re taught in our MVP. We try to bring people to a place that they feel safe, which they do too, so we have that common ground.”

“No matter where you’re from,” MVP director and school counselor Susan Langan said. “You can do amazing things.

Take advantage.”

By Editor-in-Chief Elise

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Schedule for annual food drive Get involved

The annual Northeast Iowa food drive began Oct. 3, and will go until Nov. 13. This year the Northeast Iowa Food Bank along with the high school has decided to switch it up. Instead of going to buy cans, the sum is no longer totaled in pounds, but in meals. For example, one can equates to one meal, and $1 equates to four meals. This means this year students are encouraged to not only donate food, but money as well. There are collection boxes in each third hour classroom. Each department will compete for the most meals collected for a grand prize reward. Release students will be placed with different departments third hours. The overall goal for the school is 35,000 meals.

Oct. 2 Food Drive Kickoff

Four students attended the annual Northeast Iowa Food Bank kickoff at the Waterloo Food Bank to represent CF in a head to head competition against surrounding schools for a $100 head start in the competition.The students came out on top in trivia and various challenges winning Cedar Falls the money for a great start to the 2017 food drive.

Fridays in October Bake Sale

Each leadership group will take turns hosting bake sales in the Tiger’s Den before school every Friday in October. Each item is only $1, and all proceeds go to the food drive.

Friday, Oct. 13 and 20 Football Games

Money will be collected at the southwest entrance to go toward the school food drive.

Oct. 16-20 Spirit Week at Chick-Fil-A

For the week of October 16-20, Chick-Fil-A in Waterloo will be decorated in CF colors. A portion of the proceeds that week will go to help benefit CF in the food drive. Waterloo high schools will also have a week, and the school with the most proceeds will receive a reward.

Oct. 16 Choir Concert Oct. 17 Orchestra Concert

There will be a collection at the door for both concerts for any money donations or food.

Oct. 23 Powderpuff Volleyball

Volleyball players get a team together for each grade and compete against each other along with teachers for the winning title of powderpuff volleyball champion. Keep eyes on Schoology for the sign up link. Admission is $5 or two jars of peanut butter.

Oct. 24 Volleyball game

Money collection at the entrance of volleyball game. Food and money donations accepted.

Oct. 29 Trunk-or-Treat 1-3 p.m. South teachers’ lot

Third hour classes will compete to come up with a fun design for the trunks of cars as they dress up and hand out candy to kids. The trunks will be judged, and the winner will receive 70 percent of the proceeds for their department.

Getting Canned

Keep eyes out for a toilet in your lawn. Recipients will receive a toilet full of canned food in their yard, and the only way to remove it is to make a donation.

The recipient then gets to choose the next victim.

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In the last few weeks, news stories and pictures have flashed television screens and newspapers nationwide about the devastation tropical storms and other disastrous events sweeping over the world, including many in Texas and along the Florida coasts and islands who have lost everything and are still in the midst of starting over.

Relief efforts are assisting, including NFL star JJ Watt raising millions of dollars for Texas and even local organizations such as Kaden’s Kloset, a local organization that helps to provide necessities for foster and adoptive children and families, that took donations of food, water, etc.

Mary Friedrich, who is a a secretary of for the University of Northern Iowa Dining Administration, wanted with to help with relief efforts too.

She said she thought Zumba would be a perfect way to incorporate something she loves in order to help those in need in Puerto Rico.

“Zumba is my passion, and it is what I do in the evening and on weekends,” Friedrich said.

Friedrich teaches a Zumba class at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Sundays, Tuesdays

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Dance instructor expands her lessons to include Puerto Rican recovery

Kimberly Pierce Photo Dance teacher Mary Friedrich has taken the impact of her zumba classes to another level by dontating the $2 fees of participants toward helping the citizens of Puerto Rico recover from Hurrican Maria. and Saturdays and at First United Methodist Church on Thursdays. The times are pinned to her Facebook group page,

Zumba with Mary.

“I teach community-based, non-membership Zumba Fitness, Zumba Toning and Low

Impact Zumba with Toning classes.”

Friedrich first came up with the idea through music and her influences in teaching her Zumba class.

She said many of the artists she first started listening to and teaching with Zumba included Ricky Martin, Luis Fonsi, Don Amar and many more.

Friedrich also said she has a diverse class population who remind her that we are all bigger than a small town and can make a difference.

“We are connected worldwide. I believe that when you have more than you need, that you build a bigger table, not a higher fence.”

The class costs only $2 and through the month of October all the money that is collected and donated will be sent to the relief efforts in order to help Puerto Rico. Friedrich also said they will be having a Zumba class Halloween costume party, and she will announce total funds raised at the end of the month.

“My heart is full after each and every class,” she said.

Friedrich said she had started as a free class to make the class accessible for everyone to enjoy as carefree fitness class with no upfront fees.

“Then my students insisted

that I ‘charge’ a fee for class.

That is when I came up with the idea of a ‘donation only’ class,” she said.

Friedrich said she wanted her class to be seen as welcoming and easy-to-follow, where there is no gym-intimidation. Her intent is to dance off the stress of the day, feed the body and soul — and the rest is just exercise-in-disguise.

Friedrich had enjoyed taking Zumba classes for nine years, and after she got her own license to teach, she said, “The rest is history.”

She has now been teaching her Zumba class for five years.

Because Latin music, fitness and dance is a big influence for Friedrich, she is also involved in a Salsa group, takes belly dance classes and enjoys learning and experimenting with other dance styles whenever she can.

“I am so happy to have found something that not only is fitness-based that I love, but also fills my spirit more than one can imagine,” she said.

In just the first week of October, Friedrich and her students have raised just over $400, and she said she hopes that it will only keep growing.

year Teachers Program at Iowa State Normal School (UNI). She graduated in 1901 and taught for four years following her graduation.

In 1909, Aldrich, along with some of her family, moved to Elmwood, Neb., because of an American Exchange program one of her family members sought out.

After a few years of living in Nebraska, Aldrich started writing short stories. One of her short stories was published in the Ladies Home Journal, and Aldrich’s writing career took off.

She wrote 200 short stories and 13 novels, two of them based on her experiences in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

One of Aldrich’s books that was set in Cedar Falls is “Song of Years.” The characters in “Song of Years” portray pioneer settlers that settled in Cedar Falls. In fact, one of the characters in the book, Jeremi-

ah Martin, is based off of Aldrich’s grandfather, Zimri, who was a pioneer. Zimri, alongside his wife, are buried at the Hillside Cemetery in Cedar Falls.

Also, on Oct. 15, a cemetery walk is taking place at Hillside Cemetery on E. Lone Tree Road.

The other book set in Cedar Falls is entitled “Miss Bishop,” and it tells the story of a Midwestern woman’s struggles of becoming a college teacher.

Her book was made into a movie called “Cheers for Miss Bishop,” and it played at the Regent Theatre in Cedar Falls in 1941. It is making its way back to Cedar Falls and playing again at the Oster Regent Theater on Oct. 22 from 2-2:30 p.m. To learn more about the Cedar Falls Authors Festival’s events, visit http://www.cfauthorsfestival.org/

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Cedar Falls celebrating literary roots this weekend This month the Cedar Falls Authors festival is honoring the settlers and bringing awareness to Bess Streeter Aldrich’s work by holding several events, including a “Song of Years” site tour on Oct. 14.

Cedar Falls is renewing the legacy of this talented writer by naming the new elementary school that is being built, Aldrich Elementary. The school will be built near Erik Road west of Hudson Road in the southwestern area of Cedar Falls. Last year the School Board voted unanimously on Aldrich to be the name of the school. Although much of Aldrich’s work was completed in Nebraska, the board agreed it would be a shame not to give homage to her legacy.

Aldrich’s life begins in the town of Cedar Falls. On Feb. 17, 1881, Aldrich was born in a plain white house on Franklin Street. She grew up there with her family of seven and attend-

ed Cedar Falls schools.

Aldrich participated in many clubs and activities throughout her time at Cedar Falls High School, including the Shakespeare Club, cooking contests and writing for the school’s yearbook, The Tattler.

Aldrich’s writing fame started in high school, and so did her writing career. At age 14, Aldrich entered a child’s short story contest and won a camera from the contest. When she was 17, a former classmate sent her an article from the Bal-

timore News which announced a short story contest with five prizes. Aldrich entered and received third place and won $5.

Aldrich graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1898, and she published a poem in The Tattler for her graduating class called, “The Choosing of the (Class) Motto.” Her poem talks about the struggles her classmates faced when choosing their class motto, “Keep Close to the Ground.”

After her graduation, Aldrich enrolled in the three-

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Senior Linda Peng stands on a chair, enthusiastically stretching her arms toward a blue projector screen littered with white text.

Her voice is not as small as she is; it does not stretch, it carries easily through the Cedar Falls High School library, and her words are fast but clear as she lectures to a group of students sitting in chairs before her. The word “cringe” appears on the screen in parenthesis more than once.

Peng is lecturing on her tactics and strategies for the American College Testing. It’s more commonly referred to as the ACT, or as Peng refers to it, Anxiety Causing Torture, the popular college entrance exam composed of four test sections — English, math, reading, and science — whose combined scores average to a composite out of 36.

Peng, along with three other Cedar Falls High School students — senior Justin Liu, junior Astoria Chao and senior Xiang Zhou — form a gang of kid-brainiacs armed and ready to help their peers reduce stress and eliminate common mis-

conceptions about the test, resulting in successful scores.

Peng and her team have all received composite scores ranging from 33 to 36 on the test.

“I wanted to do this because I know that my score is considered ‘good,’” said Peng, who received a score of 34. “I have many friends that are also in this score range that are very familiar with the test and that all have skills that have aided in test taking.”

During the 2016-2017 school year, Peng piloted Cedar Falls’ peer tutoring group as a part of the volunteer club, composed of student-tutors who signed themselves up to help with a variety of classes, allowing their peers to receive free tutoring in whichever classes they may need it.

The tutors introduce themselves and begin to help students create a personalized study schedule based on their strengths and weaknesses.

“Everyone will be offered a specific study schedule and schedule times to meet with their own personal tutor one on one,” Peng said.

During one of the sessions in

early October, Peng asked which section that the students would like to start with, and the answer was overwhelmingly math. She promptly handed out a packet full of math questions from a previous ACT test to each student, and told them they had 15 minutes to complete 18 questions.

On the ACT, and in math especially, the questions get harder as the tests continue, meaning the 18 questions handed out were considered some of the most difficult that appeared on the past test date where they were used.

“The way to get better at math is to just do practice problems over and over.” said Liu, who received a 36 on the math section of the test.

After the 18 minutes was up, the tutors helped students understand why they got or didn’t get questions right, and helped them solve the ones they missed.

It was a group effort; both Zhou and Liu work on calculating a particularly tricky algebra problem from the practice test so they can talk through the solution with their peers, while Chao explained matri-

Megan Droste, previously the FCS and Peer Helpers teacher at Peet and one of the current CAPS teachers, has decided to take it upon herself to improve the Tiger Pals program and bring it back into business.

The interactive program allows high school students to act as a mentor and pay weekly visits to younger elementary school students.

“I was so excited to learn about the Tiger Pals program, and I did my own detective work to see what had been done in the past and how we can bring it back. My job for CAPS is all about ‘teaching about teaching,’ and what better way to have students learn the benefits of teaching than through a mentor program.”

The high school is currently partnering with North Cedar for Tiger Pals, but Droste plans on potentially sending students to other local elementaries as well. There are currently 5 students from the high school that are enrolled in the Tiger Pals program.

“This mentoring program is a great way to share, learn, grow and just have fun,” Droste said.

“Tiger Pals program will be offered for high school students who can donate some of their time each week to spend time with an elementary or junior high student,

and this mentoring program is so beneficial, not just for the Lil Pal, but for the Big Pal too.”

Heidi Guse, the school guidance counselor at North Cedar Elementary agreed that Tiger Pals is a great opportunity for students and said the program has done wonderful things for her students.

“Tiger Pals promotes healthy and positive relationships for kids, so our kids can see what that looks like and they have a role model.

It helps promote self esteem and confidence for our kiddos, and it just exposes them to social appropriateness and having conversations and just communicating with someone who’s there to just have fun and support them. It gives them a time once a week where the it is all about them,” Guse said.

Guse added that the school has reaped many additional benefits from the program.

“It’s increased attendance. It’s increased self esteem. I mean the kiddos are believing in themselves.

Something as simple as playing Candy Land teaches the students how to take turns and be a good sport. It’s incredible.”

Junior Ellie Shimp partakes in the Tiger Pals program. She meets weekly with a second grade girl from North Cedar Elementary.

Shimp said her weekly meetings were oftentimes filled with

coloring, board games and chatting.

“It’s a great thing to get involved in because you’re helping your community, but also you get to make a friendship with someone that you otherwise probably wouldn’t because they are so much younger than you,” Shimp said.

Senior Colin Klatt is another Tiger Pals student. He has been meeting with his third grade Tiger Pal since April of 2017.

“When I first met my Tiger Pal, I asked him how old he thought I was. After thinking for awhile he looked at me and said 37,” Klatt said.

Klatt said Tiger Pals is an important experience that students should take advantage of.

“I decided to participate because growing up I saw how much of a difference an older mentor, like a highschool kid, could make in a younger kid’s life. People should join Tiger Pals because you never know how much of an impact you can make on others. Don’t hesitate to join. The feeling you get after spending time with your tiger pal is like no other feeling you will ever have.”

Tiger Pals plans to have its first meeting in the next coming weeks.

Interested students should email Droste for an application at megan.

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ces, and Peng clarified the premises of a parabola.

“The logistics of the test are quite simple, so once you figure out what you’re doing wrong, that needs to be your focus for practice,” Peng said.

As for the best skills for success on the ACT, Peng emphasized anticipation and preparation. “Start early, know what’s going to be on it, be familiar with the test and use practice tests. On test day, just relax and know there will be no surprises,” Peng said. “It’s really about preparation, and, honestly, in general, we’re also working on reducing the stress about the test, because even those of us with ‘good’ scores have struggled a lot with it.”

For first time ACT-takers, Peng said that taking it more than once should always be the plan, and she reinforced her belief that knowing what will be on the test and how it is asked is a key to success.

“Plan to take it more than once.

Start early, keep yourself on track and work with test anxiety and stress,” Peng said. “Once you’re familiar with the test, it will get easier.”

For test veterans, however, targeting weak sections can help increase the composite score. “We will be targeting the sections you don’t do well on, and figuring out exactly what you need to improve to up your score,” Peng said. “Review of sections you’re good on can’t hurt either. Again, keep yourself on track and work with taking tests when you’re stressed.”

Peng’s free tutoring is available for anyone who needs it and wants help to receive the scores on the ACT that they need. Peng also offers PSAT tutoring, and will hold another free ACT seminar Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 3:05 in the high school library. Contact Linda Peng at 18LinPen@student. cfschools.org for more details.

“Students at the high school right now are going to be college applicants pretty soon, and no one graduating soon can avoid the fact that you have to have this test in your college application,” Peng said. “If you can’t beat [fellow applicants’ scores], join them.”

By Co-Editor-in-Chief Elise

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Tiger Pals making connections between high school, North Cedar

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Junior Allison Beckner (top) and senior Grace Burken (bottom) have met weekly with Tiger Pals at North Cedar. droste@cfschools.org. Students have the option of being a Big Pal for both semesters or for fall or spring semester separately. Individuals can follow

Tiger Pals on Twitter @CF_TigerPals to stay up to date.

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It’s Chili Time!

Let’s turn up the heat on Rett Syndrome You’re invited!

Gym teacher Paul Elser and his wife Carrie will be hosting a family friendly chili cook-off fundraiser this Saturday, Oct. 14, from 5 to 7, to help bring awareness to Rett Syndrome and raise money for a cure. The fundraiser is scheduled to take place at 2819 Willow Lane, in Cedar Falls.

Rett Syndrome is a rare genetic neurological disorder that occurs almost exclusively in young women. It causes the deteriora- Kylie Elser and her family tion of coordination, are hosting a fundraiser on speech and motor Saturday, Oct. 14 from 5 to 7 skills.

The Elser fam- p.m. to raise funds for a cure ily holds this fundraiser for Rett Syndrome. each year in honor of their daughter, Kylie Elser, a current CFHS student diagnosed with Rett Syndrome. The event has raised a great deal of money in the past, the first year raising close to $5,000, and then raising nearly double that in the years to follow. The Elser family has raised over $50,000 in the eight years they have been hosting the event.

A variety of chili will be served at the fundraiser, ranging from spicy, smoked to vegetarian. The fundraiser also plans to host children’s games, a raffle and a silent auction.

All proceeds will go to rettsyndrome.org and work toward funding cutting-edge research for the disease and providing familial support for those affected by individuals that struggle with the ailment.

Those interested in helping out with the fundraiser can contact Paul Elser for information. Any volunteers, raffle donations or any general donations would be greatly appreciated, so this Saturday, let’s all go out and support Kylie and raise funds for finding a cure for Rett Syndrome.

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Trump sexual misconduct shielded by Republican party It has been nearly a year since Donald Trump’s Access Hollywood tape was released to the public. The tape details lewd comments toward actress Arianne Zucker, as well as Trump’s favored plan for sexual assault.

Following the leak, many GOP congresspeople came out against Trump’s comments, but continued to support him, and after the election, almost all of Trump’s sexually explicit and predatory remarks faded into silence as the nation struggled to embrace him.

Currently, there are 15 women who have accused Trump of sexual assault.

15.

These accusations go back 40 years, with the first being alleged by Jessica Leed, who stated that Trump groped her for 15 minutes on a plane.

Others include Kristen Anderson, Cathy Heller, Temple Taggart McDowell, Karena Virginia, Mindy McGillivray, Rachel Crooks, Natasha Stoynoff, Jessica Drake, Ninni Laaksonen, Summer Zervos and Cassandra Seales.

In the 1990s, Trump’s thenwife Ivana alleged that he raped her, though she later retracted her accusation. Jill Harth accused him of sexual assault in 1992. In 1994, a woman using the name Katie Johnson alleged that he had raped her when she was 13.

These accusations are, in many cases, years old.

However, the Republican

party has yet to take any significant action against Trump, and they control both the House and the Senate. Without the assistance of the GOP, there will be no consequences for Trump’s actions. The Democrats and Independents of congress simply do not possess the power to push through legislation, particularly not legislation as controversial as a condemnation of the commander in chief.

Why are the Republican congresspeople not taking a stand against Trump? It may be because they fear the effect it will have on their party, or that they believe these 15 women are lying, or that they simply haven’t paid attention and therefore do not know Trump has sexually assaulted people.

But it’s probably that they just don’t care.

If you took the time to look up quotes from the GOP regarding rape or sexual assault, you’d find yourself falling

down a rabbit hole lined with botched anti-abortion phrases and straight-up sexism.

These comments go back to March 25, 1990, when Texas Republican candidate Clayton Williams infamously said of rape, “If it’s inevitable, just relax and enjoy it.”

Williams is far from the only Republican to make comments like this.

In 2011, Republican state senator Roger Rivard said, “If you go down that road, some girls, they rape so easy.”

Again in 2011, Republican state representative Kathleen Passidomo said, “There was an article about an 11-year-old girl who was gang-raped in Texas by 18 young men because she was dressed like a 21-year-old prostitute.”

A year later, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said, “If it’s an honest rape, that individual should go immediately to the emergency room. I would give them a shot of estrogen.”

In the same year, Republican congressman Todd Akin said of pregnancy as a result of rape, “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down.”

To state the obvious, these comments imply some rape is dishonest and illegitimate.

Perhaps beliefs like these are why the Republican party refuses to go after Trump for his sexual misconduct.

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MILLER

Should the United States crack down on gun control laws following a mass shooting in October that killed more than 50 people and injured over 500 in Las Vegas?